description: This identifier profile defines a Medicare card number in an Australian context. A Medicare card is provided to individuals who are enrolled in [Medicare](https://www.servicesaustralia.gov.au/individuals/medicare). This definition supports sending either the 10 digit Medicare card number or the 11 digit number (includes the individual reference number (IRN)).
package_name: hl7.fhir.au.base
derivation: constraint
name: AUMedicareCardNumber
type: Identifier
elements:
  type:
    pattern:
      type: CodeableConcept
      value:
        coding:
        - {code: MC, system: 'http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0203'}
    index: 0
  system:
    pattern: {type: Uri, value: 'http://ns.electronichealth.net.au/id/medicare-number'}
    index: 1
  value: {short: Medicare card number, maxLength: 11, index: 2}
  period:
    index: 3
    elements:
      end: {short: Medicare card expiry date, index: 4}
package_version: 4.2.1-preview
class: complex-type
kind: complex-type
url: http://hl7.org.au/fhir/StructureDefinition/au-medicarecardnumber
base: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Identifier
version: 4.2.1-preview
required: [value, type, system]